2012 New York Consolidated Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 25-AAAA - (327 - 330) FARMLAND VIABILITY PROGRAM
329 - Farmland viability program.

 
    § 329. Farmland viability program. The commissioner shall initiate and
  maintain  a state farmland viability program within the department which
  is intended to improve the profitability and efficiency of participating
  farms. The program shall provide technical and financial  assistance  in
  the  form of matching grants to applicants for projects which contribute
  to overall farm profitability and sound environmental management.
    1. The commissioner may award grants, within  available  funding,  for
  the following purposes:
    a.  to  a  county  agricultural  and farmland protection board for the
  implementation of any component of its approved agricultural  protection
  plan which addresses improved farm profitability;
    b.  to  an  applicant,  other  than a county agricultural and farmland
  protection board, for the development of a farmland viability plan or  a
  portion  of  such  a plan, which shall assess overall farm profitability
  and identify potential strategies for improved farm  profitability  such
  as    farm   expansion,   value   added   production,   diversification,
  environmental management, or marketing and promotional activities, and
    c. to an applicant, other than  a  county  agricultural  and  farmland
  protection  board,  for  the  implementation  of  any  component  of its
  farmland viability plan which has been approved by the commissioner.
    2. The commissioner shall consult with the college of agriculture  and
  life  sciences  at  Cornell university and the state advisory council on
  agriculture to identify  and  coordinate  available  resources  for  the
  farmland viability program.